DANA, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Groton, Mass., June 26,
1767; attended the district school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1789 and commenced practice in Groton; appointed postmaster of Groton January
1, 1801; member of the State house of representatives in 1803; attorney for
Middlesex County 1807-1811; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Richardson and
served from September 22, 1814, to March 3, 1815; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1814 to the Fourteenth Congress; member of the State senate
1805-1812 and 1817 and served as its president in 1807, 1811, and 1812; chief
justice of the court of common pleas in 1811 and 1812; delegate to the State
constitutional convention in 1820; again a member of the State house of
representatives 1825-1827; resumed the practice of his profession; died in
Charlestown, Mass., November 20, 1835; interment in Groton Cemetery.